First Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Open In New York! (Allowed Only In Forms That Can’t Be Smoked)

Eight of 20 dispensaries began operations Thursday, as advocates criticized program’s restrictions on who can get licenses and how drug can be administered. The first dispensary opened its doors in Manhattan’s bustling Union Square, a modest facility run by the Columbia Care medical marijuana company and sandwiched between an urgent care center and a falafel restaurant. the Columbia Care medical marijuana dispensary in downtown Manhattan, patients must pass through multiple layers of security just to get in the door. Every patient is assigned a specially trained pharmacist, who dispenses from a supply of marijuana extract capsules, oils and tinctures that is locked out of sight in an underground vault. Posted By Persist